Montezuma's Castle, the ruined cliff dwelling on BeaverCreek between the Coconino and Prescott National Forests, ArizonaTHROUGH OUR UNKNOWN SOUTHWEST
THE WONDERLAND OF THE UNITED STATES—LITTLE
KNOWN AND UNAPPRECIATED—THE
HOME OF THE CLIFF DWELLER AND THE
HOPI, THE FOREST RANGER AND THE NAVAJO,—THE
LURE OF THE PAINTED DESERT
BY
AGNES C. LAUT
Author of The Conquest of the Great Northwest, Lords of the Northand Freebooters of the Wilderness
NEW YORK
McBRIDE, NAST & COMPANY
1913
Copyright, 1913, By
McBRIDE, NAST & CO.
Second Printing
October, 1913
Published May, 1913
CONTENTS
PAGE
Introduction i
I The National Forests 1
II National Forests of the Southwest 22
III Through the Pecos Forests 44
IV The City of the Dead 60
V The Enchanted Mesa of Acoma 78
VI Across the Painted Desert 100
VII Across the Painted Desert (continued) 116
VIII Grand Cañon and the Petrified Forests 137
IX The Governor's Palace of Santa Fe 153
X The Governor's Palace (continued) 169
XI Taos, the Promised Land 183
XII Taos, the Most Ancient City in America 196
XIII San Antonio, the Cairo of America 214
XIV Casa Grande and the Gila 226
XV San Xavier Del Bac Mission 251
THE ILLUSTRATIONS
Cliff dwelling ruins, known as Montezuma Castle, Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
South House of Frijoles Cañ